2008 DODGE CARAVAN Complaints

I WAS ABOUT TO ADD AIR TO THE FRONT TIRE AND WAS REMOVING THE CAP WHEN THE VALVE BLEW APART ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE STEM. THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE TPM VALVE STEM BUT THEY HAD TO ORDER IT AND IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET THE PART. I ASKED THEM TO CHANGE THE OTHER 3, BUT THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE VALVE AT A TIME AS THEY FAIL. MY WIFE WAS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND THIS IS OUR ONLY CAR, SO I WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, POSSIBLY WHILE DRIVING SINCE IT HAD BROKEN SO EASILY. SURE ENOUGH, TWO WEEKS LATER A SECOND VALVE STEM FAILED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT VERY FAST. LUCKILY I WAS JUST ON MY WAY BACK TO THE HOSPITAL TO BRING HER A FEW THINGS AND DRIVING SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. AGAIN, I'M TOLD THEY WILL JUST ORDER ONE VALVE AND REPLACE THEM AS THEY FAIL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT BUT DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH. HOPEFULLY NO ONE IS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM ONE OF THESE FAILING. *TR

INCIDENT WE TOOK OUR 2008 DODGE CARAVAN IT IN A MONTH AGO ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE WERE HAVING WAS THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR WASN'T CLOSING PROPERLY SO WE HAD THEM ADJUST IT. WE TOOK IT IN A MONTH LATER TO FIX OTHER PROBLEMS AND THE DOOR THEY ADJUSTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM AGAIN WITHOUT AN AUTOMOBILE. THE VAN DOOR WORKS IN TWO WAYS. ONE, YOU CAN PUSH A BUTTON AND CLOSE THE DOOR, OR TWO, YOU CAN CLICK THE INSIDE HANDLE AND SLIDE THE DOOR OVER UNTIL THE MOTOR GRABS IT AND CLOSES IT. THE WAY THE DOOR IS MOUNTED IN THE REAR TRACK IS VERY INADEQUATE. THERE ARE TWO SMALL HORIZONTAL LOAD RUNNERS AND ONE VERTICAL LOAD RUNNER. THE TRACK IS MADE FROM STEEL BUT WHEN ADJUSTED IMPROPERLY CAN BE STRETCHED OUT OF SHAPE. WHEN THE FRONT DOOR LOCK IS ENGAGED AND THE REAR LOCK IS ENGAGED THE REAR TRACK CAN GET PULL OUT OF SHAPE AND THE WHEELS ON THE SLIDE CAN FALL OUT. I AM AN ENGINEER WHO WORKS CONSTANTLY WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT BUILDS THESE VEHICLES IN THE AUTO PLANTS. I DESIGN MACHINES THAT COULD CYCLE A MILLION TIMES. THIS IS AN INADEQUATE DESIGN. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES AND POSSIBLE FRONT-END ISSUES IN GENERAL, ELECTRICAL ISSUES. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT TIRES AT 18729 MILES. BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED AT 24130 MILES. DEALER ONLY AGREED TO COVER ROTORS AFTER MUCH DISAGREEMENT. STATED EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEEN COMING ON SINCE LATE 2009, KEEP TAKING IT IN- STATED PROBLEMS WITH O2 SENSORS. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER STATES WE MUST NEED NEW COMPUTER, AND THAT WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING SCREECHING/RATTLING NOISES AGAIN, AND MILEAGE IS NOW AT 29000 MILES. DEALER STATES NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, THAT IT MUST BE BRAKE DUST. DEALER JUST DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OR PAY TO COVER- THERE IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE THAT THEY WILL NOT ADMIT. INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THIS VAN. *TR

I HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VAN. ALL WARNING-LIGHT-INDICATORS IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD TURN "ON" WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY OR STREET. ALSO, I HAVE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS THAT FLICKER "ON" AND "OFF" BY ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, SPECIALLY AT NIGHT. MY DEALERSHIP HAVE FAILED TO HELP DIAGNOSE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. HE NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WORN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR VALID WARRANTIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE WITH AND WITHOUT THE REMOTE KEY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER HER ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000. UPDATED 10/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/04/10*JB

2008 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL COME AND GO. BRIGHTS MAY FAIL OR LOW BEAMS MAY FAIL OR BOTH TOGETHER. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. DODGE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANIC HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIND THE CAUSE. I HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 30-50 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED AFTER 15,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGERS EXTERNAL VALVE STEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGERS TIRE TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE STEM HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT NO COST TO THE CONTACT. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, THE EXACT FAILURE OCCURRED TO THE FRONT PASSENGERS TIRE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE SECOND FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

2008 DODGE CARAVAN. NORMAL DRIVING LED TO BRAKES WEARING OUT AND ROTORS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 12000 MILES AND REAR BRAKES WEARING OUT AT 17000 MILES. DODGE IS PUTTING INFERIOR PADS AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT AND INFERIOR BRAKE PADS ON THE BACK. THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. MOST AUTOS WILL GO MUCH FURTHER ON PADS. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE DONE THIS DELIBERATELY IN ORDER TO GET MORE VOLUME IN THE SERVICE BAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR